Tuesday, 8 April 2008

sweet rebates!

First off - let me apologize for not posting anything for a few weeks. I have been pretty busy in the shop - working on some very cool planes and some “other work”. I will be posting about it in the next few weeks.

I have recently completed a set of 4 rebate planes - 1/2", 3/4", 1" and 1-1/4" widths. The sides and sole are 01 tool steel and the infill is Rosewood. It has been a while since I have made a set of these - and I have to say it was a lot of fun.

They are a matching set in that all the Rosewood came from the same piece - but I tried to maximize some of the figure by using it where it will be most visible. The 1-1/4" rebate is a good example with that wonderful swirl at the front.

Funny thing about “English” infill rebates - they never had nickers. There is a very fine line between infill shoulders and infill rebates - the only distinctions being the obvious shape differences and bed angles. Shoulders are usually in the 20 degree range and often with finer mouths while rebates have higher bed angles. From what I have gathered - those are the only differences between the two types. No wonder rebates are often called shoulder rebates!

All that being said - it might be fun to put a nicker on one... great, another variation to add to the list:)

Very nice set! The figure in the wood is beautiful. I love the large pictures, it lets you get right into the detail. If you are cutting the infills from the same stock piece, either for book matched or not, how long do you leave them sit before encorporating them into the plane? Are you checking them with that nice new moisture meter?